Turkey: The Quest for Identity (Edition, Revised)

Ahmad, Feroz

ISBN 10: 1780743017 / ISBN 13: 9781780743011

Verlag: Oneworld Publications, 2014

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This concise history tells the story of Turkey, a country caught between the ideologies of East and West. From its beginnings as a disparate group of tribes to its status as the first secular republic in the Islamic world, Ahmad provides a full survey of Turkey’s chequered past. Covering nearly 1,000 years of history, from the eleventh-century invasion of Anatolia to attempts at European integration and involvement in the 2003 war with Iraq, Ahmad unpicks the debates and puts historical disputes in context. This updated edition also examines the problems faced by modern Turkey, from the rise of Islamic militancy to current political tensions in Turkey’s government.

Whether student, general reader or first-time visitor, this wide-ranging account will be greatly appreciated by all those with an interest in the past, present and future challenges facing this diverse, and often misunderstood, country.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Feroz Ahmad is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and a Visiting Scholar at the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University, USA. He is the author of several books and numerous articles, and is widely respected as an expert on modern Turkey and Middle East history.

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Titel: Turkey: The Quest for Identity (Edition, ...
Verlag: Oneworld Publications
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
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